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Lawrence Correctional Center is a state prison located in Lawrence County, Illinois. Rated capacity: 2,458. Reported population: 2,166. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The Lawrence Correctional Center is a maximum security adult male prison of the Illinois Department of Corrections in Sumner, Illinois, approximately 65 miles (105 km) north of Evansville, Indiana. The prison was opened in November 2001 and has an operational capacity of 2,458 prisoners.
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Capacity
2,458
Current population
2,166
Occupancy
88%
Year opened
2001
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2001
Region
Illinois
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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arted feeling an unexplainable aggression towards his cellmate. “It was a level of discomfort that I never experienced before,” he wrote in a letter. Fillmore was double celled at Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois for three months. “I had thoughts of just punching him in the face. Why? I have no idea. I just had the urge to do it.” In 2013, an Ohio man suffering from psychotic delusions
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World Prisons. (2026). Lawrence Correctional Center. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawrence-correctional-center
"Lawrence Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lawrence-correctional-center.
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